a few questions from festember08 spent quiz

1.these silhouettes are based on real people. name them


2.Details have leaked from X's forthcoming autobiography, 'Through The Rain'.
The Sun reports that in the book X claims Y began drinking alcohol aged 13, was sexually active from 14 and began using illegal drugs at 15.
X apparently acknowledges some responsibility for Y's problems down the line.
Id X and Y.


3.X is a rock song written by Mars Bonfire and made famous by the American rock band, Y. It is often used in popular culture to denote a biker appearance or attitude. The song is sometimes described as the first heavy metal song ever written and is also said to have inspired the name of the emerging heavy metal genre; although these claims are disputed, the song's second verse (which refers to "heavy metal thunder," though it is a reference to the weight of the motorcycle) contains the first recorded reference to "heavy metal" in the context of rock music


4.What rule was modified recently by the international table tennis federation inorder to make the sport more popular?


5.Before settling on ______, they approached Mitch Mitchell of The Jimi Hendrix Experience; Mitchell was uninterested but passed the idea to Jimi Hendrix. Hendrix, tired of his band and wanting to try something different, expressed an interest in playing with the group. The British press, after hearing about this, speculated that such a supergroup would have been called ______. Due to scheduling conflicts, such plans were not immediately realised, but the initial three planned a jam session with Hendrix after their second concert at the Isle of Wight Festival (their debut being in Plymouth Guildhall six days earlier), with the possibility of him joining. Hendrix died shortly thereafter, so the three pressed on as _____.



6.Test # 1483
England in South Africa, 1999/00, 5th Test
South Africa v England
SuperSport Park, Centurion
14,15,16,17,18 January 2000 (5-day match)

Result: England won by 2 wickets
Series: South Africa wins the 5-Test series 2-1

Toss: England
Umpires: DB Hair (Aus) and RE Koertzen
TV Umpire: CJ Mitchley
Match Referee: BN Jarman (Aus)
Test Debut: PC Strydom (SA).
Man of the Match: MP Vaughan
Man of the Series: DJ Cullinan

Close of Play:

Day 1: South Africa 155/6 (Klusener 22*, Pollock 9*; 45 overs)
Day 2: No play (rain)
Day 3: No play (rain)
Day 4: No play (wet outfield)

whats so special??


(of course tamil and ass can't answer)